Angelo Coast Range Reserve

03 Aug, 04 AM - 06 Aug, 11 AM

The primitive silverfish Tricholepidion gertschi Wygodzinsky (Zygentoma) is a monotypic family of apterygote insects. The monophyly of Zygentoma is uncertain, because Tricholepidion may be the sister taxon of all other dicondylic insects. If this is so, then Tricholepidion is among the most important taxa for a phylogenetic analysis of the earliest insects. Since Zygentoma is the sister taxon to the winged insects (Pterygota), a phylogeny including representatives of Tricholepidion, other Zygentoma, Odonata, Ephemeroptera, and other Neoptera would tell us about the origin of flight. Tricholepidion is found at the Heath and Majorie Angelo Coast Range Reserve. Markus Koch collected it there under the bark of fallen Douglas firs. However, Dr. Koch did not preserve his specimens for RNA work, required for insect transcriptomics. We propose to collect a small number (<25) of Tricholepidion from the reserve, and preserve them in a special solution (RNAlater). We will then sequence the RNA from these insects, which should provide 500-1000 genes for phylogenetic analysis.

Visit #25761 @Angelo Coast Range Reserve

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Under Project # 23947 | Research

1 K insect transcriptomics (1KITE)

faculty - Rutgers University

Reservation Members(s)

Group of 2 Graduate Student Aug 3 - 6, 2011 (4 days)
Karl Kjer Aug 3 - 6, 2011 (4 days)

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HQ House 3 Aug 3 - 6, 2011